LAFFERTY, JOHN - Medal of Honor Recipient

Citation:
Served on board the U.S.S. Wyalusing and participated in a plan to destroy
the rebel ram Albemarle in Roanoke River, 25 May 1864. Volunteering for
the hazardous mission, Lafferty participated in the transfer of two torpedoes
across an island swamp and then served as sentry to keep guard of clothes
and arms left by other members of the party. After being rejoined by others
of the party who had been discovered before the plan could be completed,
Lafferty succeeded in returning to the mother ship after spending 24 hours
of discomfort in the rain and swamp.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)